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chia-22487	Sutherland, Susan	SOPHIA Letter	2018	1	.pdf	application/pdf	326	10	30	June 2018 Volume 2 C H I A Chronicles of Health Impact Assessment Improving community health through health impact assessments LETTER FROM THE SOCIETY OF PRACTITIONERS OF HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT The articles contained in this issue highlight diverse aspects of HIA practice, including how HIAs can be used to demonstrate the interconnected nature of social, environmental, and economic effects from decisions; the role of legislators in exploring policies to support the use of HIA; and how the field can equip students to do com- munity-engaged HIA practice. HIA has been promoted as a tool to address health equity by selecting policies, programs or projects that affect the health of the most vulnerable or disadvantaged populations; engaging community members in decisions that affect their health and well-being; increasing the transparency of evidence generation and the decision-making process; and by creating recommendations that improve health equity and reduce disparities.	cache/chia-22487.pdf	txt/chia-22487.txt